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Jackie Sewell began his career at Notts County for which he was a prolific goalscorer. He was an important member of the team which won the Football League Third Division South for the 1949–1950 season. He scored 97 goals in 178 league appearances for the club.

He signed for Sheffield Wednesday in March 1951, playing 175 games and scoring 92 goals in his four years at Hillsborough. He joined Aston Villa in December 1955. During his time at Hillsborough he earned 6 England caps, scoring 3 goals.

Jackie Sewell gained 6 caps for England, scoring 3 goals, one in England's historic defeat against Hungary in 1953. He also captained the Zambia national team when the country gained its independence from Britain in 1964.[2] He made 10 appearances for Zambia between 1964 and 1965, scoring 7 goals.